rule,
however, these exceptions are better regulated by attention to the time
the baby is given at each nursing to fill its stomach.

HOW LONG SHOULD A BABY STAY AT THE BREAST?--Babies differ as to their
method of feeding; some of them seem to like to nurse a moment or two
and then look around; others seem to regard nursing as a serious
business, and resent any effort to take the nipple away until they have
finished. A baby should be taught to nurse methodically; it should not
be allowed to play the nipple. Let it fill its stomach and put it down
as quickly as possible. A mother will very soon know just how long it
takes the baby to fill its little stomach, and when she finds this out
she should time it by the clock. When the supply of milk is sufficient,
and the child is strong, and nurses freely, eight to twelve minutes are
sufficient. After it is taken away from the breast it must be left quiet
till the next feeding.

Other babies, according to the ability they evince to nurse, even when
the milk runs freely, require a longer time,--from twelve to fifteen
minutes. The rule, however, is never to allow them to nurse so long that
when they are taken away the milk runs out of the mouth. If this occurs,
cut down the length of time they are at the breast, and always time the
length of feeding by the clock,--don't guess at it.

CHILDREN WHO "VOMIT" BETWEEN FEEDINGS.--When a child habitually brings
up food between feedings it is usually a symptom of gastric indigestion.
In these cases it is advisable to add lime-water to each feeding, and to
remove some of the fat in each feeding. If improvement does not follow
remove more of the fat by removing some of the cream from the top of the
bottle before shaking it.

Remove from the bottle four ounces of cream and shake before preparing
the food from what is left. If the child improves after a few days
remove only three ounces, then in a few days remove two ounces and later
one ounce. After a time, sufficiently long to permit the stomach to
become accustomed to the graded amounts of fat, the former diet of whole
milk can be again resumed.

Never decrease the interval of feeding of a baby who is bringing up
parts of its meal between feedings; it is frequently advisable to
increase the interval. If a child is colicky and is bringing up lots of
gas in addition to some food, one-half grain of benzoate of soda may be
added to each ounce of food given and continued for a number of w